Description
A soft, spiced cake filled with apple cider, warm spices, and grated Honeycrisp apples for a donut-inspired dessert
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups apple cider
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening, or as needed
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- ½ cup whole buttermilk
- ¼ cup apple butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar, divided
- 1 medium Honeycrisp apple, peeled and grated
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease or line a bundt pan with parchment paper.
- Reduce apple cider by simmering it on medium heat until it reduces to ¾ cup (about 15-20 minutes).
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon.
- In another bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, canola oil, buttermilk, apple butter, vanilla extract, and reduced apple cider.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until fully combined. Stir in the grated apple and melted butter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, mix 1 cup of white sugar and the remaining ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and roll it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Notes
- The cake can be stored for up to 3 days at room temperature or refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- Adjust the baking time based on the size and type of pan you use.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: slice
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg